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Q: One of the partners in our real estate partnership just moved to Utah. I understand we may now be required to withhold taxes on her share of the partnership income before we distribute money to her. I really don’t ...

Across the country, university administrators are feeling the heat about a health care reform requirement that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2014. On that day, or the next plan year after the deadline, any employee who works 30 hours or ...

Holy cow, I just bought a house. I’ve always wanted to buy a home, to have a place where I don’t have to worry about the rent going up or sharing a wall with too-loud neighbors, where I can plant ...

A Society for Human Resources study shows the greatest obstacles for success following a merger and acquisition are HR-related. They include a loss of productivity, a loss of key talent and aligning incompatible cultures. Despite this fact, dealmakers continue to ...

Q: I have always prepared my own tax return, but this year I am pretty confused. My return seems to get more complicated every year. I am thinking I need to use a professional preparer this year. How do I ...

Talent management continues to be a top concern for organizational success. In previous columns I’ve explained why retiring baby boomers and an unskilled workforce are putting pressures on businesses to become more sophisticated in how they not only attract, but ...

Q: I have been preparing my tax return for the past few years using tax software I found online. Do you think the low-cost tax return preparation packages do a decent job, or am I asking for trouble? I really ...

When President Barack Obama laid out his agenda for the next four years during his State of the Union address, he barely mentioned the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, his legacy legislation from his first term. But it is ...

My friend Darrin Jaszkowiak, real estate agent with RE/MAX West, called me the other day asking questions I hear often. Here is an edited version of our conversation. Darrin: First, the Mortgage Debt Relief Act: My understanding is it was ...

Many American employees are in for an eye opener when they get their W-2 forms this year. For the first time, as a part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as the health care reform law, ...